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Newspaper
Ackley World
Location
Ackley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1913
Page
2
A fragment from the Ackley World contains a mix of local notices and opinion: subscription information for the Ackley World, a plea for moral education, and quotes critiquing Iowa politics. It surveys reformers, legislative size debates, and Republican vs Democratic press dynamics through short commentary and excerpts.
U S district Attorney in northern Iowa appoints Grover Neese of Webster City as deputy, with relocation to Sioux City forcing other attorneys to decline the post.
German organizations nationwide have sent protests to Congress and to President Wilson over a proposed 15 percent duty on foreign books. German books now face a 16 percent tax under the tariff bill in the Senate. Protesters call the levy a tax on scientific and literary progress.
"Now, Tommy," said his mother, giving Sina instructions before he left for the party. "Remember if you're asked to have something you want you must say, 'Yes, thank you,' and if you don't want it." Tommy raised his hand and replied, "That's all right, ma, you needn't bother about that part."
A reflective adage notes that others may succeed with scant opportunity yet your own fortune depends on your own effort. It emphasizes individual responsibility and the belief that gifts from God vary among people and must be used personally.
A critique of Secretary of the Treasury Bryan arguing he can live on less than $12,000 a year and should downshift social expectations. The piece contrasts his private country life with Washington norms, urges frugality, cites Burns and the saying a man of the people, and contends the public would respect him more if he rejected elite pomp.
An Iowa youth nicknamed Skaug, who stole two watches and was sentenced to nine years in state prison, is paroled after two years. He builds a bakery job, marries, then is repossessed by the state for seven more years due to crossing rivers without board permission, prompting calls for reform. The Omaha baker Burns backs giving convalescent youth a chance to reform.
A Washington Post note says the president’s tariff speeches are shortened prompting Senator Cumming to wonder if he has a heart. A Topeka Capital snippet describes a farmer buying a homeseeker’s ticket and leaving to inspect land.
Washington dispatch reports J Thomas Heflin of Alabama attacking suffragists from a church pulpit, with derisive terms for suffragists and suffragettes. Senator Townsend condemns sensationalism in the Payne Aldrich tariff debate, urging fact over innuendo. President Wilson predicts the currency bill, as framed by the House banking committee, will be reported with minimal changes.
A column of quotations from multiple Iowa papers comments on political tensions toward war with Mexico, tariff debates, and state governance. The Man son Journal criticizes aggressive prosecutions on technicalities, while others mock editorials urging swift action, note Gov. Clark’s absence at a National Guard encampment, and question Des Moines rate decisions affecting the state fair.
AURORA report recalls the case of Rev. Thomas A. Taylor, former Montgomery Methodist pastor, who left his family with funds and disappeared en route to his shop. friends fear wandering and note his honesty in contrast to others who succeed by dubious means. The piece blends social commentary, humor, and local anecdote, ending with small-town skits and a note on Iowa prohibition.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat reports proposals to train twenty thousand fourth class postmasters for exams while asking if readers align with the Democratic or Republican stance. The column weaves in fragmented verses and reflections on Bulgaria and bedtime rhymes, signaling a chaotic page with political and literary snippets.
Congressman J Kirkpatrick of the 6th Town district denounces the abolition of the southern Towa revenue district. He argues the move enables restoring a district in South Carolina and says consolidation benefits the treasury, though it costs Town about 860000 and raises 50000 elsewhere. He vows to oppose such consolidations if they undermine economy.
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